Archive for the 'Useful Tips' Category

Ad-free Opera 8.0.2 Browser! 10-year celebration

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

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List of Mac Tiger Universal Binaries compiled for PowerPC and Intel x86 platforms

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Now lots of people are compiling the open source application for Mac PPC platform into an universal binary.

To make it easier to find these testing binaries, I made a list here:
http://kingler.is-a-geek.net/a-list-of-universal-binaries-for-mac-os-x-tiger/

Take a look at some online forums for more information:

Updated on 09-01-2005

Google Talk vs. MSN Messenger

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Somewhat as expected, Google introduced their version of IM messager, called Google Talk. So, for now, we have three major websites competing with very similar line of services: Search Engines, Map Service, Instant Messager, Email, and Blog. Tight competition will defintely urge the companies to provide better services. This is really good news for end-users.

Maps with a great flash interface: flashearth.com

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

Just came across this site on the web with sleek and smooth interface based on Flash technology.
It can pull map data either from Google Maps or MSN Virtual Earth! Yes, both of the leading competitors! Now, there’s an easier way to do a back-to-back comparison.